Sometimes I Dream

Sometimes I Dream.

I dream I'm living a life underwater,
all of my words are muffled
my screams emerge as bubbles
my limbs are restrained by pressure
my punches fly without force
my lungs empty
I breath in water and begin drowning
panic rules this dream.

I dream I can fly,
I take a deep breath in cool air
trees and houses become playthings
the world looks like a model below
I soar apart from the earth
light and free I look on - silent
I exhale and descend into reality
breath in and return to heaven
peace rules above chaos.

I dream I'm invisible,
I wander among strangers
watch them shop, eat, chat, complain
they walk among crowds longing to be alone
they ride alone in cars wishing for companions
busy with their own inventions
they stumble through the days
they look down and worry they'll drown
they look up and dream of flying away.